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box office quiz, until today what was the highest-grossing musical adaptation? (It’s now Wicked Part One) -- nm

Posted by mr mooch (aka pickmix) Nov 30 '24, 10:46

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Responses:

Not the Rocky Horror Picture Show? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 11:36
Gigli -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 11:07
Grease? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 30, 10:56 7
- *ding* is the word -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 30, 10:57 6
  - That was an adaptation? - Will Hunting Nov 30, 11:14 2
    - 1972 stage musical -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 11:15 1
      - Huh. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 30, 11:15
  - Wow. The unadjusted threw me off the scent. Hard to believe. -- nm - VMan Nov 30, 11:02 1
    - my theory of 70s box office insanity is that baby boomers just happened to all be entering their 30s at the same time -- nm - mr mooch Nov 30, 11:25
  - Likely still holds some record for ROI, I assume. -- nm - VMan Nov 30, 10:59
Latest West Side Story? -- nm - VMan Nov 30, 10:56
Phantom? -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 10:55
oh duh, Mamma Mia? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 30, 10:52 1
- *bzzt* at least domestically -- nm - mr mooch Nov 30, 10:54
Chicago? -- nm - Tim Nov 30, 10:50 1
- good guess but *bzzt* -- nm - mr mooch Nov 30, 10:51
Sound of Music? (adjusted for inflation) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 30, 10:49 1
- *bzzt* (not adjusted, which actually makes it more impressive) -- nm - mr mooch Nov 30, 10:50
Moulin Rouge -- nm - VMan Nov 30, 10:48 1
- *bzzt* (wasn’t an adaptation of anything from the stage, but LaLa Land is highest grossing original anyway) -- nm - mr mooch Nov 30, 10:49
Joker 2? -- nm - VMan Nov 30, 10:47 2
- I’m going to use this post to say ‘Emilia Perez’ (which is on Netflix) is what Joker 🃏 2 thinks it is…or was trying to be IMO -- nm - Trending Nov 30, 10:49
- happily, *bzzt* -- nm - mr mooch Nov 30, 10:48

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